CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY by Vertue, George(?), after Hans Holbein the Younger - 1748

Halesowen, UK:: Birmingham and Midland Institute, (1994)., 1994. 8vo. 66 pp. Wrappers. Bookplate of DG [Denis Gibbs, Oxford]. Very good. ISBN 0951442449 Limited edition of 500 copies. "The Priestley Riots (also known as the Birmingham Riots of 1791) took place from 14 July to 17 July 1791 in Birmingham, England; the rioters' main targets were religious dissenters, most notably the politically and theologically controversial Joseph Priestley. The riots started with an attack on the Royal Hotel, Birmingham—the site of a banquet organised in sympathy with the French Revolution. Then, beginning with Priestley's church and home, the rioters attacked or burned four Dissenting chapels, twenty-seven houses, and several businesses. Many of them became intoxicated by liquor that they found while looting, or with which they were bribed to stop burning homes. A small core could not be bribed, however, and remained sober. The rioters burned not only the homes and chapels of Dissenters, but also the homes of… Read More

Cambridge:: Lutterworth Press, 2012., 2012. 8vo. viii, [4], 297, [1] pp. Figs., index. Pictorial wrappers. INSCRIBED by author to Dr. Dennis Gibbs. Near fine. ISBN: 9780718892760 "An exploration of the history of British sport, viewed through the lens of the life and work of Samuel Johnson and his friend and correspondent Hester Thrale. / In "Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale," Julia Allen takes a sideways look at sport, health and exercise in the eighteenth century, and in so doing reveals unfamiliar sides of the eponymous characters she uses as guides and commentators. Samuel Johnson does battle with the rough breakers at Brighton as energetically as he did with any of his verbal opponents; and Hester Thrale – herself 'a good waterspaniel' – provides wry observations, notably on what men decided women might decently be allowed to do in that foreign country that is the past. / Allen starts with the medical theories underpinning notions about exercise, the role of the physician and the… Read More

27, [1] pages.

Paper wrapper, detached, age-toned and a little dusty, with rust marks throughout from the binding staples. A few pages with crease marks to the leading edges. Text unmarked.

With Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 the CPGB's role and status had diametrically changed. No longer having to defend the Nazi-Soviet Pact of non-aggression, the CPGB and its members were able to return to their anti-fascist stance and activities. Consequently, this development translated itself into the Party's activities and political strategy. This short pamphlet reflects these changes. As the title indicates the CPGB threw itself whole-heartedly into the war effort to defeat the Axis powers and each of the pamphlet's sections resonates with the need and urgency for action.
Issues covered include:
- The Affiliation Campaign [i.e. the CPGB's request to the Labour Party to become an affiliated organisation]
- Strengthening and Extending Party Organisation
- The 16th Congress [CPGB Congress… Read More

The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".

Random House, 1993. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Advance Reader's Edition. Fine copy.

Halesowen, UK:: Birmingham and Midland Institute, (1994)., 1994. 8vo. 66 pp. Wrappers. Bookplate of DG [Denis Gibbs, Oxford]. Very good. ISBN 0951442449 Limited edition of 500 copies. "The Priestley Riots (also known as the Birmingham Riots of 1791) took place from 14 July to 17 July 1791 in Birmingham, England; the rioters' main targets were religious dissenters, most notably the politically and theologically controversial Joseph Priestley. The riots started with an attack on the Royal Hotel, Birmingham—the site of a banquet organised in sympathy with the French Revolution. Then, beginning with Priestley's church and home, the rioters attacked or burned four Dissenting chapels, twenty-seven houses, and several businesses. Many of them became intoxicated by liquor that they found while looting, or with which they were bribed to stop burning homes. A small core could not be bribed, however, and remained sober. The rioters burned not only the homes and chapels of Dissenters, but also the homes of… Read More

Cambridge:: Lutterworth Press, 2012., 2012. 8vo. viii, [4], 297, [1] pp. Figs., index. Pictorial wrappers. INSCRIBED by author to Dr. Dennis Gibbs. Near fine. ISBN: 9780718892760 "An exploration of the history of British sport, viewed through the lens of the life and work of Samuel Johnson and his friend and correspondent Hester Thrale. / In "Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale," Julia Allen takes a sideways look at sport, health and exercise in the eighteenth century, and in so doing reveals unfamiliar sides of the eponymous characters she uses as guides and commentators. Samuel Johnson does battle with the rough breakers at Brighton as energetically as he did with any of his verbal opponents; and Hester Thrale – herself 'a good waterspaniel' – provides wry observations, notably on what men decided women might decently be allowed to do in that foreign country that is the past. / Allen starts with the medical theories underpinning notions about exercise, the role of the physician and the… Read More

27, [1] pages.

Paper wrapper, detached, age-toned and a little dusty, with rust marks throughout from the binding staples. A few pages with crease marks to the leading edges. Text unmarked.

With Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 the CPGB's role and status had diametrically changed. No longer having to defend the Nazi-Soviet Pact of non-aggression, the CPGB and its members were able to return to their anti-fascist stance and activities. Consequently, this development translated itself into the Party's activities and political strategy. This short pamphlet reflects these changes. As the title indicates the CPGB threw itself whole-heartedly into the war effort to defeat the Axis powers and each of the pamphlet's sections resonates with the need and urgency for action.
Issues covered include:
- The Affiliation Campaign [i.e. the CPGB's request to the Labour Party to become an affiliated organisation]
- Strengthening and Extending Party Organisation
- The 16th Congress [CPGB Congress… Read More

The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".

Random House, 1993. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Advance Reader's Edition. Fine copy.